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CBF Louisiana calls for mission teams to aid LaPlace, La. residents
Hurricane Isaac didn’t pack the devastating punch that Katrina brought to the Gulf Coast in 2005. That fall, cable news brought us images of desperation and a deep concern for those who lost an entire way of life, and even … Continue reading
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Pastoral Care Week 2012: Giving a Voice
Susan Harthon, CBF-endorsed chaplain serving at Vidant Medical Center’s Clinical Pastoral Education program in Greenville, N.C., shares what it means when a chaplain gives others a voice for their story and healing process. The patient was skeletal, the contours of … Continue reading
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Are you ready for Advent?
Mark Wingfield, Associate Pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas and former managing editor of the Baptist Standard, reflects on the forethought and intentionality that must accompany the season of Advent. This summer, when the published church calendar showed … Continue reading
Distributing Dignity
LaCount Anderson serves with his wife Anna as CBF Field Personnel in Eastern North Carolina and is part of the Together for Hope network, CBF’s rural poverty initiative. Learn more about the Anderson’s ministry at http://www.morethancans.org. For months we began … Continue reading
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You Put Your Whole Self In
Rubent Swint, Generosity Guy and stewardship consultant, calls congregations to choose the only world that gives life. A tension commonly emerges in the annual stewardship emphasis around the issue of how much money should people give. Stewardship communication contains a lot of … Continue reading
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